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Rev Harris Elkeny Butler

Birth	:	15 Mar 1848
Death	:	4 Apr 1940
Burial	:	Brewster Cemetery, Brewster, Barnstable County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.7618200, -70.0973300
Plot	:	Section 11, Row 1
Description	:	Published in The Rochester News-Sentinel Thursday, April 4, 1940 The once long line of blue of McClung Post G.A.R. of Rochester which at one time numbered 297 Civil war veterans was reduced to a single member at 10 o'clock this morning when Rev. Harris E. BUTLER, aged 92, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. A. B. GREEN, 712 Pontiac street. Death followed a long illness. The lone remaining member of McClung Post is John SHELTON, aged 93, who will be unable to attend the last rites for Comrade Butler as he has been confined to his bed for the past two... Read More	Published in The Rochester News-Sentinel Thursday, April 4, 1940 The once long line of blue of McClung Post G.A.R. of Rochester which at one time numbered 297 Civil war veterans was reduced to a single member at 10 o'clock this morning when Rev. Harris E. BUTLER, aged 92, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. A. B. GREEN, 712 Pontiac street. Death followed a long illness. The lone remaining member of McClung Post is John SHELTON, aged 93, who will be unable to attend the last rites for Comrade Butler as he has been confined to his bed for the past two years due to infirmities of old age. Rev. Butler is the third Civil war veteran who has died in Fulton county in the past few months. The others were George W. BROOKS, aged 99, who died at his farm home near Disko and William H. GRAY, aged 98, who passed away at his home in Fulton last week. Rev. Butler's relatives are preparing an obituary which will appear in The News-Sentinel tomorrow. Rev. Butler was a retired United Brethren minister, his last charge being in 1917. He served in the St. Joseph Conference. Funeral services probably will be held Monday April 8 to permit relatives from distant points to reach Rochester. Two sons, Russell [BUTLER] and Irvin [BUTLER], reside in Baltimore, Md. ----- Published in The Rochester News-Sentinel Friday, April 5, 1940 Funeral services for the late Rev. Harris E. BUTLER, aged 92, Civil war veteran and retired United Brethren minister, will be held from the Rochester United Brethren church at 2:30 o'clock Monday afternoon, April 8. The services will be in charge of Rev. S. SIMON, pastor of the Rochester United Brethren church. The funeral address will be given by Rev. J. A. GROVES of Peru who now becomes the senior member of the St. Joseph U. B. Converence by the death of Rev. Butler. Burial will be made in the Odd Fellows cemetery. With the passing of Rev. Butler only one member of the McClung Post of G.A.R. remains. He is John E. SHELTON, aged 93, who has been bedfast for the past two years. Rev. Butler served as commander and chaplain of the McClung Post at various times and at the time post meetings were suspended ten years ago he was filling both offices. Following is an obituary of Rev. Butler as it was written by his son-in-law, A. B. GREEN of this city: I wish to express appreciation for the kindness and good will which has been so lavishly rendered by the people of this community toward my wife's father, Harris E. Butler, during his declining years while suffering with a tired mind. In war men are forced to kill each other in order that some one crowned with assumed authority may be hailed a conqueror, but true nobility comes from the unselfish Samaritan acts which far outweigh all else. Man was created to be his brother's keeper and to emulate the Golden Rule toward his fellow man. Harris E. Butler was born March 15th, 1848, the son of Alfred Austin BUTLER and Malinda LONG BUTLER, in Dayton, Ohio. When quite young he came with his parents to Indiana and settled in Starke county. When but 15 years of age he felt the urge of his country's call and in 1863 enlisted in Company C of the 128th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, as a private soldier and was mustered out of the service as a Corporal April 10th, 1866. For 120 days he was with his regiment in the battle around Atlanta, Georgia. At the battle of Resacca he was knocked down by an exploding shell, but received no serious permanent effects. He also saw service in the battles of Pine Mountain, Kennesaw Mountain, Chattahooche River and Peach-tree Creek. After returning home from the service he learned the carpenter trade. On July 27th, 1868, he was united in marriage to Rebecca C. UNCAPHER. The marriage ceremony was performed in Plymouth, Indiana by Judge OSBORN. To this union six children were born. One daughter, Laura Z. BUTLER GREEN of this city and two sons, Russell H. [BUTLER] and Irvin E. [BUTLER], now of Baltimore, Maryland. Three sons, Palmer M. [BUTLER], Otis Wilburn [BUTLER] and Richard Madison [BUTLER], all died in infancy and are buried in the Oregon cemetery, near Grovertown, Indiana. His faithful wife, Rebecca, preceded him in death on July 19th, 1937. He leaves besides those mentioned above, six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. In 1879 he was converted and felt the call to enter the ministry. He preached his first sermon on his 30th birthday at Sligo, Indiana, his text being, "O Israel, Thou Hast Destroyed Thyself, Yet In Me Is Thy Help." His first ministry was in the Wesleyan Methodist church in 1880, but after four years service he took a transfer to the United Brethren church, which he served the remainder of his active ministry. His first work with the United Brethren church was what at that time was known as the Mill Creek Circuit which included Fulton. His first act was the purchase of the Old Methodist church at Fulton which had been abandoned, after remodeling same held his first protracted meeting there with marked success. The Fulton church became a station charge in 1888. The different charges he served were Deer Creek, Galveston, Dayton, Indiana, Albion, Warsaw Circuit, Fulton Station, Silver Lake, Pleasant, Frankfort, Rochester, Ossian, Twelve Mile and Deedsville, retiring from the active work in 1921. During his ministry there were more than 1400 added to the church through his untiring efforts and assisted by his faithful wife. He was in reality a pioneer minister, acquainted with hardships. There were but little gravel roads during the time of his earlier ministry. Good roads in those eays were unknown. It can be truly said of him he was a good man, an earnest worker and tried to follow the Golden Rule. He used to love to sing, "Going Home." We believe as his life's sun has dropped below the western horizon and as earth has receded Heaven has been won. "Home at Last." ----A. B. GREEN. SOURCE: Fulton County Indiana Obituaries - 1940 by Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh

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Rev Harris Elkeny Butler's memorial is located at: Brewster Cemetery, Brewster, Barnstable County, USA.
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Rev Harris Elkeny Butler death on 4 Apr 1940 in
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Latitude: 41.7618200
Longitude: -70.0973300

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Rebecca C Uncapher Butler

(1849 - 1937)

Siblings

Austin D. Butler

(1853 - 1899)

Children

Laura Z Butler Green

(1869 - 1945)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Brewster Cemetery
Brewster, Barnstable County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7618200, -70.0973300

2. First Parish Brewster Garden of Remembrance
Brewster, Barnstable County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7619000, -70.0821900

3. Old Burying Ground
Brewster, Barnstable County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7621994, -70.0821304

4. Dillingham Cemetery
Brewster, Barnstable County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7444000, -70.1183014

5. Pine Grove Cemetery
East Brewster, Barnstable County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7694016, -70.0653000

6. Brewster Memorial Cemetery
Brewster, Barnstable County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7409940, -70.0783970

7. Foster Cemetery
South Brewster, Barnstable County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7481600, -70.0597600

8. Red Top Cemetery
Brewster, Barnstable County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7433014, -70.1342010

9. Quivet Neck Cemetery
East Dennis, Barnstable County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7500000, -70.1417007

10. Sears Cemetery
West Brewster, Barnstable County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7442017, -70.1457977

11. Eldredge Family Cemetery
Brewster, Barnstable County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7591476, -70.0416794

12. Worden Cemetery
East Dennis, Barnstable County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7425003, -70.1517029

13. Crosby Family Cemetery
Brewster, Barnstable County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7706413, -70.0301132

14. Hawks Nest Cemetery
East Harwich, Barnstable County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7162800, -70.0490600

15. Paddock Cemetery
East Dennis, Barnstable County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7430992, -70.1735992

16. Nobscusset Indian Burial Ground
Dennis, Barnstable County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7451330, -70.1830350

17. Oak Ridge Cemetery
South Dennis, Barnstable County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7111015, -70.1556015

18. Corporation Beach Memorial Park
Dennis, Barnstable County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7507000, -70.1875000

19. North Harwich Cemetery
North Harwich, Barnstable County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6956700, -70.1221700

20. Holy Trinity Cemetery
Harwich, Barnstable County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6947556, -70.0742950

21. Kelley Cemetery
Harwich, Barnstable County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6903610, -70.0922470

22. Old First Methodist Cemetery
East Harwich, Barnstable County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7027206, -70.0389862

23. Island Pond Cemetery
Harwich, Barnstable County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6889000, -70.0789032

24. Hall Cemetery
Dennis, Barnstable County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7435989, -70.1943970